Halter



Dec. 21, 1937. VON LE DERMANN 2102770 HALTER Filed Dec. 17, 1936 2 Sheet-Shget 1 ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 21, 1937 PATENT OFFICE HALTER Lucie von Ledermann, Beverly Hill s, Calif., as-

signor of one-half to Glaramae Blum Burns,

New York, N. Y.

Applicabion December 17, 1936, Serial N0. 116,313

4 Claim5.

'Ihis invention relates bo a halber for women, to be worn Wibh slacks shorts, babhing suits anti bhe Iike.

An object cf bhe invention is to provide a halber 5 of simple fcrm ancl pleasing appearance.

Anobher object is to provide a halber which may be worn a plurality of ways to produce differerit efifects.

'An0bher object is to previde a halber of. bhe above type which is cheap and. simple tc manufacture. 1

Various obher objects arid advanbages will be apparenb a5 bhe natu1e of bhe inventicn is more fully disclosed.

Although bhe novel feabures which are belie-ved to be characteristic of this invention are pointed 'out more particularly in bhe claims appended herebo, bhe invention will be bebber understood b-y referring to bhe following description, taken in connection With bhe accompanying drawingsin which certain embodimenbs thereof have been Set f'orbh for purpose of illusbration.

In bhe drawings,

Figure 1 is a. plan view of one form of a, halber embodying bhe present invention;

Figures 2 anc1 3 are front and rear views respectively, illustrating one method of wearing bhe halber;

Figu1es 4 and 5 are front and rear views respectively, illusbrabing another method of wearing bhe halber; and

Figure 6 is a plan view of a modified form of halber.

Referring to bhe drawings more in detai1, bhe halber is shown in Figure 1 as comprising a pair of rectangular pieces of maberial IQ and I I, having corners I2 bo- I5 and I6 to I9 respectively. The corner I3 of the piece III and the corner I9 of bhe p lece II are joined by a narrow strap- 29. The strap 28 is abtached bo bhe pieces I and II by suitable means, auch as stitches (nob shown),

and forme a continuation of bhe diagonals of said pieces.

In bhe form illustrated, bhe pieces II! and I I are made of silk cut t appropriate size, and bhe cut edges being hemmed to prevenb unraveling. Ib 1s apparent tha.t insbead of silk fabrics, obher fabrics, either knitbed or woven, and formed of 00bton, W001 rayon, synbhetic bers 0f all Kinds, or mixbures bhereof, may be used. Also rubber sheet maberials, rubberized fabrics, coated fabrics, etc. may be used. T0 enhance bhe attracbiveness of bhe halber, bhe pieces I0 and I I may bedecorated in any desired manner.

The strap 20 may be formed of bhe same material als bhe pieces II) and I I or may be formeob of a differeht material; Also, bhe sbrap may be deco rated to harmonize or contrasb with bhe pieces I and II.

The halber illustrated in Figure 1 may be wem in several ways. As shown in Figures 2 and. 3, it may be Worn by pesitioning bhe strap 29 around bheback of bhe neck, passingthe co=rners I2 and I6 under bhe arms and tying thern together ab bhe back bying corners HI and I8 together ab bhe front, and bringing corners I and I'I togebher and joining bhe same by a pu'n 2I to bhe front of bhe Waistband 22 of bhe shorts, slacks, bathing s'uit or bhe 1ike 23.

When bhe halber is worn in bhe manner described in the preceding paragraph, it gives bhe effect cf a fu11 fjr0nb and an open back. It is b0 be nobed, hovvev-er, that bhe corners I5 and I'. may be separated somewhat anal joined t0 bhe weistband in spaced relationship, in whic-h case a brassire efiect is obtained.

Ano-ther way of wearing bhe halber is illustrated in Figures 4 and. 5. In this embodimenb, bhe sbrap 20 is p0sitioned ab bhe middle of bhe back; corners I2 and I6 are passed forwardly under bhe arms and up to bhe back 0f bhe neek where they are tied togebher; corners I4 and II3 are tied togebher in fronb near bhe Waisbline; and cerners I5 I'I are allowed to fold back to form revers. If desired, bhe corners I5 and I! can be bucked. in 01 they may be bied togebher 130 f'orm a substantially closed front.

It will be evident bhat bhe halber may also be worn in various other ways t0 produce different effects. In bhe embodiment shewn, bhe pieces IQ anal I I are approximately square. It Will be obvious, however, tha.t thesepieces may be of other recbangular form er may be diamond-shaped, depending upon bhe effect'desired. The strap 25 may be joined ab other points an bhe periphery cf bhe pieces III and I I or may extend ab an angle to bhe diagonals. A pluralityof dififerent effects can thus be obtained, depending upon bhe pasition of bhe strap, bhe shape of bhe p=ieces arid bhe manner in which it is worn.

In some instances, bhe pieces may be briangular in form. This embodiment is illustrated in Figure 6, in which pieces 25 are shown in bhe form of righb-angled triangles, each having a hypotenuse 21 and a corner 29 positioned opposibe bhereto and joined by a strap III. This form may be worn in a manner similar to that illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 and will produce bhe effect shown therein with bhe exception of bhe revers. It will also be evident that bhe strap 3! may be jolned to the other corners of the pieces 25 or at, the other points on the periphery thereof with a corresponding change in effect when the halter is warm.

'Ihe component parts cf the halter may be cf such'respective dimensions and sizes as to permit the halber to be worn as desired in any of the manners hereinbefore described by any woman irrespective of her size. Also, the straps 20 and 3| may be cf the adjustable type and/or may be of an elastic material, o1 a rope or chain.

Although certain particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described for purposes of illustration, various changes ancl modifications may be made therein as will be apparent to a person skilled in the art. 'Ihe invention is only to be limited in accordance with Ehe following claims when interpreted in view cf the prior art,

I claim:

1. A kalter for women comprising a pair of triangular pieces cf material and a strap joining said pieces and having one of its ends attached 130 one corner of one cf said pieces and its other end attached to one corner of the said othr piece, said strap being adapted to be positioned around the neck or back of the wearer, the second corners of each of saidpieces being adapted t-o be passed beneath the arms and secured together by tying in a knot ab the back cf the wearer, and the third corners of each cf said pieces being adapted to be secured together by tying in a knot at the front of the wearer.

2. A halter for women comprising a, pair of pieces of material each having ab least three corners, a strap joining said pieces and having one cf its ends attached 120 one corner of one of said pieces and its other end attached to one corner f the said other piece, said strap being adapted 130 be positioned around the' neck er back cf the wearer, the second corners cf each of said pieces being adapted 130 be passed beneath the arms and seriured together by tying in a knot ab the back cf the wearei, and the third corners cf each cf said pieces being adapted to be secured together by tying in a knot at the front of the wearer.

3. A halten for women comprising a pair cf pieces of material, each having at least four corners, a strap joining said pieces and having one cf its ends attached 110 one corner of one of said pieces and its'other end attached to one corner cf the'said other piece, said strap being adapted to be positioned around the back to the neck cf the wearer, the second corner cf each of said pieces being adapted to be passed beneath the arms anal secured together by tying in a knot at the back of the wearer, the third corners of each cf said pieces being adapted t0 be secured together by tying in a knot at the front of the wearer and the fourth corners of each' of said pieces being adapted 130 be secured to thewaistband cf the wearer at the front.

4. A halter for women comprising a pair of pieces cf material, ech having ab least four corners, a strap joining said pi6ces and having one of its ends atta.ched to one corner of 'one of said pieces and its othe1 end attached 110 one corner of the said other piece, said strap being adapted to be positioned acrciss the back cf the wearer, the second CO1I16TS cf each of said pieces being adapted to be passed forwardly beneath the aims and secured together by tying in a knot ab the back of the wearer, the thircl corners of each of said pieces being adapted to be secured togethel by tying in a, knot at the front cf the wearer, and the fourth ccrners cf each cf said pieces being adapted to be folded outwardly to form revers.

' LUCIE VON LEDERMANN. 

